In Your Mind (album)

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Released 1 February 1977 Studio AIR Studios, London Artist Bryan Ferry Label Polydor Records Genres Rock music, Pop music		Recorded 1976-77 Length 36:05 Release date 1 February 1977 Producers Bryan Ferry, Steve Nye

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In Your Mind is the fourth solo studio album by Bryan Ferry, the former lead vocalist for Roxy Music. It was his first solo album consisting entirely of original songs: the first two had been cover albums, the second concluding with an original song, the third a collection of B-side and EP material consisting of cover versions.

As Ferry's first solo all-original LP effort, released after Roxy Music went on a four-year hiatus, it was supported by an extensive tour.

Critical reception

Reviewing for AllMusic, critic Ned Raggett wrote of the album "On balance, though, In Your Mind remains the secret highlight of Ferry's musical career, an energetic album that would have received far more attention as a full Roxy release." And the critic Robert Christgau wrote of the album "Ferry has custom-designed a new line of songs for his solo concept, rather than borrowing from early Roxy or his humble forebears, and especially on side one the stuff is appealingly down-to-earth." The album was given a three and half star review in the Rolling Stone Album Guide with the following comments "In Your Mind strives for the windswept, bracing impact of Roxy Music's classic Siren. The surfeit of Ferry's compostions is gratifying, though even the hookiest ("Tokyo Joe," "Party Doll") merely restate Roxy's familiar romantic and musical themes."

Track listing

All songs written by Bryan Ferry except where noted.

Personnel

Note: The LP's sleeve notes includes "thanks" to a list of musicians. Only their names are mentioned, their instruments and the exact songs on which they play are not. The following list merely tentatively mentions the instruments the same musicians have played on other Ferry records

Bryan Ferry – vocals, keyboards

Chris Spedding – guitar

Phil Manzanera – guitar

Neil Hubbard – guitar

John Wetton – bass

John Porter – bass

David Skinner – piano

Ann Odell – string arrangements

Chris Mercer – saxophone, horn arrangements

Mel Collins – saxophone, horn arrangements

Martin Drover – trumpet

Ray Cooper – percussion